Definitionen
1.NounAn abandonment, withdrawal from, or softening of a previously expressed opinion, policy, argument, etc.
2.VerbUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see climb, down."It took 2 hours to climb up, but 4 to climb down as our energy grew less and less."
3.VerbTo abandon, withdraw from, or soften a previously expressed opinion, argument, etc.